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The History Of The Screwdriver
How old is a screwdriver? Did you know that the screwdriver is a relatively new tool? While hammers and saws have been known for thousands of years, the screwdriver didn’t emerge until the 15th century. This is also due to the fact that screws had a late breakthrough. The principle of using screws for power…
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Some Facts About The Paper Clip You May Have Missed
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMX33iaQsVA The paper clip is one of those topics that you think will be straightforward, but quickly becomes weird. If you ask the Norwegians, who was the inventor of the paper clip, which doesn’t damage paper, they say Johan Vaaler, who patented it in 1899 in Germany and 1901 in the USA. The paper clip also…
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Some Facts About The Kiwifruit You May Have Missed
And now, some facts about the kiwifruit you may have missed. The kiwifruit is named after the kiwi bird as a marketing ploy. The fruit is also known under the name kiwi and Chinese gooseberry. In China, the origin of the fruit, it’s called the Makaka peach. There is a high variety of kiwis, with…
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Toothbrush – A Short History
The first version of oral hygiene involved chewing on a stick. And earliest examples were found 5,000 years ago in Mesopotamia and Egypt. The first bristle toothbrush was invented in China during the Tang dynasty (619-907). They had a great variety of bristles, with hog, horse, or boar hair not being uncommon. It’s a little…
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Facts you might have missed about palm oil.
There are over 600 names for palm oil and palm oil derivatives, and according to the WWF, every second product in German supermarkets contains palm oil. Palm oil is extremely versatile and is using less space than rapeseed, sunflowers, coconut, or soybeans to produce the same amount of oil. However, palm oil production destroys the…
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Facts you might have missed about pizza boxes
A recent study has found that recycled pizza boxes in Germany are contaminated with BPA and BPS. Wait, aren’t these substances banned in Europe? Yes, they are. BPA is supposedly coming from recycled thermal paper. Wait, didn’t thermal paper had to become BPA-free by law in 2020 and is generally unsuitable for recycling? Exactly. But…
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Is it time to pull out the big guns against climate change?
Is it time to pull out the big guns against climate change? And yes, that means literally shooting at the sky. In this essay, we’ll be talking about: * How we might need climate engineering? * Why is this a problem? * And what does it mean for each individual? First of all, this is…
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A Shrinking Global Population Will Have an Impact on Almost Everyone
A shrinking global population will force economic systems and governments to find radical solutions to prevent a collapse. After the fear of exploding population growth dominated the discussion last century, humanity is now faced with the opposite. More countries are struggling with shrinking populations. This situation forces governments to make decisions without knowing the full…